Amazon Software Development Engineering reviews

3.5

56% would recommend to a friend

(6,761 total reviews)
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Andrew Jassy

39% approve of CEO

53% positive business outlook

Software Development Engineering employees have rated Amazon with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 6,761 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Development Engineering professionals have a good working experience there. Amazon is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Development Engineering professionals compared to other employers within the Tecnologías de la información industry (3.9 stars).

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7K reviews
3.0
Apr 13, 2026

Meh

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Pays well. Hires people in Canada.

Cons

Toxic. Mistakes get framed as moral failures because of LPs. Backstabbing is common.

1.0
Apr 13, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Can learn cloud infra but to be done by your own.

Cons

Management. Worst people including manager and skip manager. Do not join Amazon Devices org. You wont see any growth in this org.

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